Summary
As fans wait forBlackMirrorseason 7, which is likely going to be as thoughtful and terrifying as the rest of theNetflixsci-fi series, there isa first look at an episode that is a sequel tothe popular “USS Callister” episode.
Cristin Milioti played a programmer named Nanette Colein the original “USS Callister” episode fromBlack Mirrorseason 4. The actress is reprising her role and is in the first look image.
According toJoBlo, this is the plot summary for theBlack Mirrorseason 7 episode:
“Robert Daly is dead, but for the crew of the USS Callister, their problems are just beginning."
Milioti is best known forplaying The Mother inHow I Met Your Mother.She also starred in the anthology seriesModern Love, the sci-fi seriesMade For Love, the thrillerThe Resort, and, most recently, played Sofia Falcone/The Hangman inthe successful seriesThe Penguin. Milioti excels at playing wise characters in strange and unsettling situations and did a great job in the original “USS Callister” episode as a programmer shocked by what is going on around her.
Black Mirrorseason 7 has a great castincluding Rashida Jones, Chris Dowd, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Issa Rae.
According toNetflix.tudum.com,Black Mirrorseason 7 will arrive in 2025. Althoughthere won’t be another fun interactive episode, fans will be excited to watch a second story about the USS Callister. Now that Robert Daly (Jesse Plemons) is gone, what will happen to the other characters?? Will Nanette be in charge? What’s real and what’s fake? There are a lot of questions that need to be answered in theBlack Mirrorseason 7 episode. The plot summary suggests a dark story with no easy answers, which is par for the course with this beloved series. Besides Milioti, other actors from the original episode are coming back, includingJimmi Simpson, Paul G. Raymond,Milanka Brooks, Osy Ikhile, and Billy Magnussen.
Showrunner/creator Charlie Brooker shared what fans can look forward to inBlack Mirrorseason 7. During Geeked Week in September 2024, he said:
“you’re able to expect a mix of genres and styles. We’ve got six episodes this time, and two of them are basically feature-length. Some of them are deeply unpleasant, some are quite funny, and some are emotional.”
Brooker alsotalked about the USS Callister sequel episodeand mentioned how this isthe onlyBlack Mirrorsequel. He said:
“Fans of the show will recognize the cast of a certain spaceship from one of our episodes reappearing. We’ve done a sequel for the first time inBlack Mirrorhistory. Normally, I kill off all the characters at the end of an episode, and I kept some of ’em alive. I’m growing as a human.”